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Revision as of 13:07, 4 October 2017

Quick Start Guide

Welcome to TrackAbout! This Quick Start Guide will provide you with information and tools to lead you through your implementation.

The Quick Start Guide is divided into three segments:

  1. Getting Started - This page leads you through setting up your TrackAbout environment.
  2. Capturing Data - Tools - Now that your environment is ready to go, it's time to start collecting data.
  3. Reviewing Data - Tools - Finally, now that you have data, this page will instruct you on how to use it.

Your OnTrack Implementation Specialist will be available to answer any questions you may have. If you have not yet been assigned an OnTrack Implementation Specialist please contact support@trackabout.com

Logging in

Your TrackAbout representative will create your first system administrator user for the site. You will receive an email from TrackAbout with a link for you to set a password and then log into the site. You can log into TrackAbout in a few ways:

Check out the page on Navigation for info about how to get around the website.

System Requirements

There are certain Software and Hardware requirements for using the TrackAbout website and mobile applications. Please see these pages for information about those requirements:


Setting up Mobile Units (Smartphones or Handheld Computers)

Next, you need to download the necessary TrackAbout Mobile software

For iOS/Android Smartphones and Tablets: Download the app from the respective App Store. See the Smartphone page for assistance.

For rugged devices: The software is available for download here: Software Download

  • You will find instructions on how to setup your handhelds from the page Installing TAMobile
    • You will need a desktop or laptop computer running Microsoft Windows to complete this setup